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Title details for Over on a Desert by Marianne Berkes - Available

Over on a Desert

Count the baby animals that live in the driest places

by Marianne Berkes
Jill Dubin
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Learning is fun while discovering one of the most beautiful ecosystems in the world! Begin to appreciate the adorable baby animals in and around deserts like camels that kneel, armadillos that dig, and roadrunners that coo. Explore the world around you, and inspire a bond with nature through curiosity and wonder!

Parents, teachers and gift givers will find:

  • a book filled with baby animals from desert habitats.
  • educational backmatter about this habitat and the animals that live there.
  • a nature book to explore new and beautiful habitats!

    • The creative art will inspire many projects at home and at school! Kids will explore the desert habitat and learn about baby animals like dingoes and jerboas, and more creatures around the desert habitat in this bestselling book for young explorers!

    • Creators

    • Series

      Our World, Our Home

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      September 1, 2018

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781584696322

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • Lexile® Measure: 540
      • Text Difficulty: 2-3

    • Reviews

      • Kirkus

        July 15, 2018
        Berkes' habitat series continues with this "Over in the Meadow" song about desert animals. Using her proven formula, Berkes introduces readers to 10 desert animals (nine mothers and one father), what the babies are called, and one activity that the species engages in. "Over on a desert / Where the barrel cactus grew / Lived a mother gila monster / And her little hatchlings two. / 'Flick,' said the mother. / 'We flick,' said the two. / So they flicked with their tongues / Where the barrel cactus grew." Clean page designs place the text on a vertical half-page along with a map with the desert highlighted and labeled (nine are featured: two in Asia, four in North America, two in Africa, and one each in Australia and South America) and the prominent numeral. The rest of the double-page spread displays the family group. The textured papers in Dubin's collages give life to the animals and their surroundings. Other species include camels, meerkats, dingoes, armadillos, javelinas, desert tortoises, jerboas, roadrunners, and fennec foxes. Backmatter includes a "Fact or Fiction" section, details about both the featured animals and a hidden animal found in each scene, and suggestions for movements/activities to go with the song.The series continues to engage and inform, though readers may wonder if Berkes knows any other tunes: This is one long-lasting ear worm. (author's, illustrator's, book designer's notes; sheet music; bibliography) (Informational picture book. 3-8)

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    Formats

    • OverDrive Read

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • Lexile® Measure:540
    • Text Difficulty:2-3

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